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Chicago-based Aon Corp. reported that David P. Bolger, executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, is leaving the company. Bolger will remain with Aon until the search for his successor is completed, a company spokesman told Insurance …

Oil industry develops new safety standards for hazardous worksites

An oil industry trade group said it has developed standards to better protect workers from explosions like the 2005 BP refinery in Texas explosion that killed 15 people and injured 170. The American Petroleum Institute’s new standards are designed to …

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Chicago-based Aon Corp. reported that David P. Bolger, executive vice president, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer, is leaving the company. Bolger will remain with Aon until the search for his successor is completed, a company spokesman told Insurance …

Failed UK Terror Attacks Raise Threat Level to Maximum

So far London has averted two potentially lethal terrorist car bombings and Glasgow’s International airport barely missed being the site of a third. The spate of terror attacks, which to some extent had been expected, led newly installed Prime Minister …

QuotesAuction.com Implemented a New Quality Control System for Insurance Leads

North Hollywood, CA – QuotesAuction.com is the nation’s leading internet insurance marketing group that specializes in proving quality insurance leads to insurance agents. The company has implemented a new multi-layer quality control system to verify validity of leads automatically, prior …

Thomson Joins Marsh MAD Team

Marsh announced that Kartina Thomson has joined the firm as a Managing Consultant within its Modeling, Analysis and Design team, based in the London office. She will “focus on delivering enterprise risk management solutions to the team’s international client base,” …

Lloyd’s Enables Advanced Slip Checking Technology

In a further move to bring its processing operations into the 21st Century, Lloyd’s announced that it has “teamed up with Adsensa – one of the London Market’s leading suppliers of slip and policy checking tools – to provide underwriters …

FSA Approves ACE UK Life Co.

ACE Limited has received approval from the UK’s Financial Services Authority to establish a London-based life assurance company, ACE Europe Life Limited, doing business as “ACE Life.” The new Company “will operate in conjunction with the existing network of ACE …

NAS Insurance Medefense Plus To Cover Stark Proceedings

Encino, Calif.-based NAS Insurance Services has enhanced its Medefense Plus insurance by automatically including coverage for Stark proceedings. In addition, NAS is offering solo physician practitioners and physician groups the opportunity to add disciplinary proceedings coverage to their Medefense Plus …

Marsh UK Makes 6 New ‘Public Sector’ Appointments

Marsh UK announced that it- has strengthened its UK Public Sector Practice with the appointment of six additional risk specialists. Marsh listed the Personnel as follows: — Bob Ellison – a business risk consultant to help clients analyze, develop and …